Daniel 10:3

I ate no choice food; no meat or wine came to my lips, ¹  nor did I anoint myself with oil ²  until the end of those three weeks.

2Sa 19:24; Job 33:20; Isa 24:6-11; Da 6:18; Da 11:8; Am 5:11; Na 2:9; Mt 6:17; 1Co 9:27

¹ tn Heb “mouth.”

² sn Anointing oneself with oil (usually olive oil) was a common OT practice due to the severity of the Middle Eastern sun (cf. Ps 121:6). It was also associated with rejoicing (e.g., Prov 27:9) and was therefore usually not practiced during a period of mourning.